Eighteen area high school seniors are in elite academic company today. They were named semifinalists for the 2024 National Merit Scholarships program, the organization announced. The nominees will now join around 16,000 of their counterparts across the country. More than 7,000 ...
Nearly 80% of parents responding to an annual back-to-school survey by a nonprofit, national advocacy group say they are worried about the possibility — and the inevitability, even — of gun violence in their child’s school this coming year. That’s one of the more-telling results of ...
Strawberry feet, forever. Now’s the time to start thinking about lacing up your athletic shoes and recalibrating the stopwatch setting on your phone. That’s because the Mohigans Strawberry 5K Run and Walk is lapping back around next month. The event annually raises money for ...
MORGANTOWN - Morgantown High School baseball catcher Ty Galusky was selected as the 2023 Johnny Bench Award winner as the top catcher in West Virginia. The award is given to the top baseball and softball catcher from the NCAA, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia. The award was first ...
There was many a furtive, teenaged night when Medal of Honor recipient Tom Bennett would find himself sneaking back into his house. No, the Morgantown High School student wasn’t out parking with his girlfriend. Nor was he trying to bluff his way into a Sunnyside bar with a fake ...
A Morgantown High School senior who founded a literacy program for underserved youngsters across West Virginia and the globe has been named to the 2023 class of U.S. Presidential Scholars. Rania Zuri joins 160 other soon-to-be graduates recognized for their prowess in the classroom and ...